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...represent Singapore in the Fed Cup. PRINCETON 6, HARVARD 1 In Ko’s absence, the Crimson was forced to tweak its standard doubles lineup. Freshman Lena Litvak, usually partnered with Ko, played with senior Julia Forgie in the top spot. Senior captain Preethi Mukundan and freshman Lizzie Brook played in their customary second doubles spot. Harvard forfeited the third doubles match. Despite the changes, the Crimson surprised by winning the doubles point fairly easily. In the top doubles spot, Princeton’s Blakely Ashley and Ivana King forced the less experienced Forgie to prove herself, hitting...
...team,” coach Gordon Graham said. Harvard entered the match with intensity, as sophomore Beier Ko and freshman Lena Litvak cruised to an 8-4 victory in No. 1 doubles, clinched by Litvak’s solid backhand on match point. No. 2 doubles pair freshman Elizabeth Brook and senior captain Preethi Mukundan pulled out a hard-fought 8-6 win. “The match today all came down to our No. 2 doubles team,” Graham said. “They were a point away from going down 7-5. We ended up winning...
...Tian was "used as an example, that discipline is very important for the Chinese athlete," says Brook Larmer, author of Operation Yao Ming. His case sums up the growing conflict between China's monolithic sports machine and increasing numbers of young athletes who prefer freedom - and cash - over following orders. They watch athletes like Yao Ming and tennis star Hu Na playing overseas and earning eight-figure incomes. But China's sports administrators are a formidable adversary. Says Larmer, "Even though the pressure for young athletes to do other things is increasing, I don't see the system changing...
...matches.The lone singles win for the Crimson came from No. 1 sophomore Beier Ko, who fought back to win a tough three-setter over Katrina Zheltova, 4-6, 6-2, 7-5. Ko also teamed with Litvak to win at No. 1 doubles.Senior captain Preethi Mukundan and freshman Elizabeth Brook sealed the doubles point for the Crimson with an 8-3 victory at No. 2. In singles action, Litvak, playing at No. 2, fell to Anastassia Lyssenko, 2-6, 6-4, 6-2, and Mukundan dropped a three-setter in the No. 3 spot...
Harvard’s No. 2 doubles team of Preethi Mukundan and Elizabeth Brook started the day off right, winning its match against the Aggies’ Anita Athavale and Emma Shapiro, 8-2. Beier Ko and Lena Litvak at No. 1 doubles soon followed Mukundan and Brook’s example, picking up an 8-6 win over Jenna Kappel and Herzyl Legaspi and clinching the doubles point...